Gastroenterologist’s Enthusiasm for the Small Bowel
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008In a recent guest commentary in the Visible Human Journal of Endoscopy (VHJOE), Dr Marty Radwin, editor of the Capsule Endoscopy section, wrote:
“An explosive interest in the study of the small bowel has been fueled by the increasing availability and development of techniques such as radiographic enterography, double-balloon enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy. Small bowel disease can now be diagnosed and treated in ways never believed possible when many of us first started practicing gastroenterollgy. The bounds of technology appear endless. My interest in capsule endoscopy was sparked immediately upon learning about this device after its release and I quickly became aware of its enormous utility as a diagnostic tool. Most capsule endoscopists have experienced the excitement upon finding the hidden Crohn’s disease, the obscure bleeding source or the obvious celiac disease often after years of frustrating workup. (more…)